05/05/2015

London School of Economics (LSE) Centre for Economic Performance:The final report in the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) series of background briefings on key policy issues in the May 2015 UK general election calls on the three main political parties to commit themselves to raising dramatically the coverage of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), the service that provides psychological therapies for depression and anxiety disorders.

23/04/2015

Nuffield Trust -This briefing provides analysis of and commentary on the manifesto pledges of the parties that have made up the opposition or government in the most recent parliament – the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour parties. The briefing focuses specifically on the parties' pledges regarding the NHS in England.

20/04/2015

National Health Action Party - This manifesto sets out the National Health Action Party's policy pledges for the upcoming general election. It makes commitments to greater funding for the NHS; maintaining the principle of freely available care at the point of need; support for whistleblowers; and a focus on prevention.

Nuffield Trust - This pack sets out statistics, figures and facts surrounding health and social care in the lead up to the general election. It covers NHS finances, the NHS workforce, A&E performance, quality of care and social care.

15/04/2015

Liberal Democrats - This manifesto sets out the Liberal Democrats' policy pledges for the upcoming general election. The manifesto makes commitments to an additional £8 billion of funding by 2020; parity of esteem between mental and physical health care; integrating health and social care; improving access to GPs and community care; providing more support for family carers; improving social care; and an increased focus on preventive care and public health.

United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) - This manifesto sets out UKIP's policy pledges for the upcoming general election. The manifesto makes commitments to increased funding for GP, nursing and midwifery training and recruitment; increased funding of £3 billion a year for the NHS; placing GPs within A&E services; and improving mental health care by giving it equal parity to physical health care.

Green Party - This manifesto sets out the Green Party's policy pledges for the upcoming general election. The manifesto makes commitments to ending privatisation in the NHS; increasing funding for the NHS; focusing on a person-centred approach to care; and improving mental health care by achieving parity of mental and physical health care.

Conservative Party - This manifesto sets out the Conservative Party's policy pledges for the upcoming general election. The manifesto makes a commitment to an additional £8 billion of funding by 2020; integration of health and social care through the Better Care Fund; and improvement in access to GPs, particularly for over-75s.

13/04/2015

Labour Party - This health manifesto outlines the Labour Party pledges for the NHS and health and care system. It makes commitments to supporting the implementation of integrated care, capping private provider profits and improving access to services.

Royal College of Nursing (RCN) - This report finds that there are fewer nurses than in 2010 and that an already over-stretched workforce is being forced to carry out even more work, with serious implications for patient care and staff welfare. It also highlights other areas for the next Government to consider such as the decrease in numbers in the community nursing workforce and cuts to student nursing places.